LOOK: Raiders punter calls out Bills player on Twitter for being a snitch
A Bills player was called out by Marquette King for being a tattletale
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John Breech
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I'm not sure what rock-bottom is in the NFL, but being called out by a punter on Twitter has to be close, and that's what happened to Bills defensive back Nickell Robey-Coleman on Sunday night.
After the Raiders' 38-24 victory over the Bills, Oakland punter Marquette King basically called out Robey-Coleman on Twitter for being a tattletale during the fourth quarter.
Before we show you King's amazing tweet, let's go back to the fourth quarter and rehash what led to the tweet being sent.
With just two minutes left in the game, the Raiders decided to punt on fourth-and-1. The Raiders kept possession because the Bills were called for roughing the kicker on the play. As you can see below, King got rocked pretty badly right as got off a monstrous 68-yard punt.
King was so excited about the 15-yard penalty that he picked up the flag and celebrated with it.
Hey @MarquetteKing, we loved your celebration.@RAIDERS#RaiderNationpic.twitter.com/XLG0Yl2xxx
— Good Morning America (@GMA) December 5, 2016
You can't really blame King for celebrating. After all, he's a punter and he just earned his team a huge first down.
The best thing about King's celebration is that he picked up the penalty flag and used it as a prop. Of course, props are illegal, so Robey-Coleman went over to the official and pointed out that King was using a prop.
After the game, King saw the video and noticed that Robey-Coleman snitched on him, so he sent out the following tweet, which was retweeted more than 75,000 times in less than 18 hours.
Oooooo so that's how I got caught... 😏 pic.twitter.com/VPuvLWcvFK
— Marquette King (@MarquetteKing) December 5, 2016
I don't know if snitches still get stitches, but being called out by a punter might actually be worse.
Although King was hit with a 15-yard penalty on the play, it didn't really hurt the Raiders because the flag game after the play. Since the Bills were penalized first, the Raiders got a first down. After that penalty was enforced, King's penalty was added and the Raiders got the ball at their own 32-yard line with a fresh set of downs, only they were facing first-and-25 instead of first-and-10 because of King's penalty.
